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2015 COUNTY BUDGET PRESENTATION October 7, 2014 County Executive Jim Kreuser.

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1 2015 COUNTY BUDGET PRESENTATION October 7, 2014 County Executive Jim Kreuser

2 Kenosha County is a Development Hot Spot

3 KCAB Restoration 4

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7 Improving National Economy Wisconsin’s competitiveness relative to Illinois Strategic Location Between 2 Major Midwest Metro Areas Aggressive & Responsive Community & Economic Development Partners Available, Development Ready Sites Key Factors Supporting Kenosha County Development Activity and Success

8 Good Infrastructure Leads to Economic Development, which Leads to Jobs:

9 From Chrysler to WisPark

10 Amazon moves to Kenosha Project: Two distribution centers - 1,000,000 SF & 500,000 SF on approximately 160 acres Fortune 50 online retailer Extensive & competitive site selection process Development-ready site, proximity to I-94, location, and competitive incentive package drove decision Case Study: AMAZON.COM

11 ULINE Corporate HQs Expansion Jobs: 500 Investment: est. $100 million Project: 200,000 SF office building & 1,000,000 SF distribution facility Midwest Distribution Operations in Kenosha Jobs: 475 Investment: est. $75 million Project: 1,000,000 SF distribution center with 60,000 SF of office Case Study: ULINE

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13 Public Works and Development Services

14 Safe community

15 Sheriff’s Department

16 Law Enforcement

17 Veterans Services

18 Serving our Community

19 Human Services

20 Other County Services

21 Tax Bill Comparison Chart

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23 Protecting our Downtown Campus

24 Planning for future space needs

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26 Mental Health Service Enhancements Mental Health Services Proposal $200,000 to increase Mental Health services in the jail to 80 hours a week $81,500 to add a nurse practitioner or a Physician’s Assistant through a contracted service of Department of Aging and Disability Services. It would address the shortage of psychiatric services within Kenosha County, particularly the scarcity of psychiatrists who accept Medicaid patients. It will result in 750 to 1,000 additional clients to be served.

27 New Voting System

28 Brookside Care Center layout

29 Brookside Picnic

30 Building economic development opportunities RiverView Corp Park CenterPoint Properties’ Proposed LakeView Lots 117 & 118 Zilber’s Towne VI Influx of new business parks and speculative developments

31 Several Major Industrial Developments have been announced in the past 18- 20 months. Major projects involving roughly 4,000 jobs, $800+ million of capital investment & 6.5 million SF of new development /absorption have been announced in that time period. Unemployment rate has been cut in half in the last 4 years, falling from a peak of 12.9% (2/10) to 6.1% (5/14). Steady improvement in business expansions, investment and hiring. Industrial vacancy rate has dropped from double digits to 4.2%. 1.66 million SF was absorbed in 2013. New spec development(s) starting. Economic Development prospect activity and project pipeline continues to be very strong. Economic Development Summary

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33 God Bless Kenosha County


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